Question
Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
Walter Sutton is famous for his contribution to
A
genetic engineering
B
to tipotency
C
quantitative genetics
D
chromosomal theory of inheritance
Answer
chromosomal theory of inheritance
Explanation
Solution
Chromosome theory of inheritance was proposed by Walter Sutton and T Boveri in 1902. Sutton and Boveri made a correlation between Mendels conclusion about genes and the behaviour of chromosome during mitosis and meiosis. Polygenes show quantitative inheritance. Nilsson Ehle (1909) explained it in Kernel colour of wheat and Davenport (1910) for skin colour in humans.